The sonochemical coating of textiles with antibacterial nanoparticles

The growing demands for the antibacterial textile provided an intensive search on the finishing of the fabrics protecting customers from pathogenic or odor-generating microorganisms. The Introduction outlines the role of nanotechnology in the development of antibacterial textiles. In the second section we discuss the mechanism making sonochemistry a perspective instrument for the highly stable, effective, and environmentally friendly antibacterial coating of textile. One of the proofs that the sonochemical method is a promising finishing method is that the sonochemically coated fabrics were washed 65 cycles in hospital washing machines (75°C) and demonstrated excellent antibacterial properties at the end of the process. The third part reports on the progress in the antibacterial functionalization of textile with nanooxides and organic-inorganic hybrid nanocomposites by sonochemistry. The antibacterial efficiency of the sonochemically coated textiles was validated in a hospital environment by a reduction in the occurrence of nosocomial infections.